What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49179 and 49185?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49179 and 49185 is 3.

GCF(49179,49185) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49179 and 49185, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49179 and 49185.

How to find the GCF of 49179 and 49185?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49179 and 49185. After we will calculate the factors of 49179 and 49185 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49179

Prime factors of 49179 are 3, 13, 97. Prime factorization of 49179 in exponential form is:

49179 = 3¹ × 13² × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49185

Prime factors of 49185 are 3, 5, 1093. Prime factorization of 49185 in exponential form is:

49185 = 3² × 5¹ × 1093¹

Step-3: Factors of 49179

List of positive integer factors of 49179 that divides 49179 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 97, 169, 291, 507, 1261, 3783, 16393

Step-4: Factors of 49185

List of positive integer factors of 49185 that divides 49179 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 1093, 3279, 5465, 9837, 16395

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49179 and 49185. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49179 and 49185 is 3.

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